good morning. whiteout, a massive winter storm gaining intensity this morning, heavy snow, ice and sleet already making driving difficult in parts of nebraska and kansas. now, it's headed east and al says it is only going to get worse. bombshell. a new twist in the oscar pistorius case overnight, a lead investigator facing attempted murder charges of his own. we're live in south africa with calls for him to be replaced. girl talk. do women really have nor say than men? research finds that may be true. i don't know. i don't think that really is exactly what happens here. i think women just like to talk. they have some opinion this is a want to express and -- squeaky

noise -- i don't see a problem with that. for many of us talking just comes naturally. any way, we have a lot to chew on, don't we. thuray february 21, 2013. from nbc news, this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday morning. i'm savannah guthrie. >> i'm david gregory in for matt this morning. good to be here and have a chance to present the news and talk about the important issues of the day and -- joerks wait, hi. >> it's really nothing to this research. we don't even really need to do that story. >> not to play into stereotypes. go to a ballgame and my wife says, what did you guys stalk

about? we didn't really talk about anything. >> you missed out. we're going have an explanation. more on this research. a little bit of biology coming up. a more serious note. we're following breaking news in syria, ambulances rushing to the scene of a large ex-please for t the -- large explosion near a for ren embassy. >> and a school bus, caught live on tape and there were injuries. and coming up, can you trust plumbers to make repairs at a fair price? wait until you see how much some tried to charge for what should have been a very simple fix. jeff is on the case and we'll get more with that. >> we want to start with that winter storm impacting a big section of the country this morning. weather channel mike seidel is in kansas city city this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. this is a big storm that will bring a lot of snow, possibly

the most they've seen in kansas city in 20 years. this part of the country is in a terrible drought and farmers will be happy about anything falling from the sky. this may be coming soon to a side walk near you. just like this trusty mailman in michigan, millions of americans are already being challenged by a fierce winter storm. in can, they're bracing for up to 18 inches of snow in some parts. police in wichita are telling folks to stay home. >> we are asking people to stay off the roadways because of the conditions that are deteriorating. >> reporter: the latest big blast of winter is predicted to hit 18 states, affecting at least 30 million people. all from a storm that hit california and the west coast and is now moving across the country. in tulsa, oklahoma, reduced visibility has led to numerous accidents, some roads impassable and at least one person killed.

snow is usually just a four-letter word in places near san diego. while the kids seemed to love it. >> truly cool. it never snowed this much. >> reporter: drivers decidedly did not. >> started to get dicey weather and then we saw the police vehicles, they had the flair set up. >> reporter: in arizona, baseball fields in scottsdale were buried under a blanket of snow. >> no, this is not a joke. we are in arizona. >> reporter: even golfers on the pga tour ran into wacky weather in tucson. the match had to be postponed. 2 inches of snow covered the course. golfer ricky fowler demonstrated he can throw a mean snowball when he's not on the links. wow, amazing pictures on the golf course. they'll be on the links today as the temperatures warm up in tucson. meanwhile back in kansas city, they already can stockhoseled 1

flights. we have seen plenty of snow around wichita. >> and the cold weather even affecting electricity for those doing live shots. thanks for your work. al is busy as well tracking the path of this storm. good morning. >> good morning, david. a live shot of wichita, kansas. your camera bouncing from the wind. you can see the snow coming down picking up snow at a rate of 1-2 inches per hour. this is a huge storm. there are three ingredients to this system. we have the arctic high and provides cold air and the jetstream over this low and a lot of request gulf moisture streaming into it. here's what we're looking for. we have 20 states affected by winter storm watches and ice advisories and a risk of fall

weather along the gulf. storm risks are huge. 12-18 inches of snow along the nebraska-kansas border but a wider area of 12 inches of snow in kansas and 3-6 inches in rockies and to chicago. ice is a big problem as well. as much as an inch of ice falling from tulsa all the way from cincinnati and columbus and causes major problems, power outages, trees down and major roadways. as we look to the south, lots of rain from new orleans all the way to north korcarolina betwee the panhandle of florida and north georgia, we could see 7 inches of rain by sunday morning. this is a monster storm. we might be looking at a nor'easter this weekend affe affecting new england. >> lots to watch. we are following a stunning new turn in the murder case against

oscar pistorius just coming to light this morning. the man who's leading the investigation is now under investigation himself today. nbc michelle kosinski is at the court this morning and good morning to you. >> reporter: hi, savannah, this morning, one of pistorius' family members was heard saying, we are going to win today. the defense, as we speak hammers the prosecution case full of mistakes, now it turns out the chief police investigator on the case could be dropped because attempted murder charges against him have been reinstated from a shooting on the job. not good for prosecutors. oscar pistorius arrived to find out whether he will get his freedom back on bond, facing a charge of premeditated murder. for three days now the world's press. he is said to be feeling more confident. his uncle addressed the stunning allegations against him. >> oscar will survive. he will have a tough time going

forward but he is a survivor. >> reporter: wednesday, the chief investigator on the case was forced to admit mistake, a bullet left at the scene, unanswered questions not actually knowing what a substance he unequivocally called steroids in the home is and today he may be taken off the case set to be charged himself from attempted murder seven counts stemming from a shooting during an investigation a few years ago. >> the state will be left with embarrassing impression they aren't fully in control of their own case and haven't done certain crucial investigative things. >> reporter: prosecutors say pistorius shouldn't be given bond because he could leave the state and the courtroom laughed. >> i don't see any reason why it shouldn't be granted pending the trial. >> reporter: police believe pistorius with us nat telling the truth in the statement the

morning steencamp was killed and was not wearing his prosthetic legs and shooting five feet away into the bathroom thinking the burglar was inside and the police said he was wearing prosthetics and was shooting at a downward projectory and heard screams and shouting coming from the home that night and don't believe it doesn't make sense and would not have seen reeva was not in bed. the defense says there's no evidence pistorius's statement was not true and no evidence this was murder. the key question for bail, whether or not the olympic hero is likely to run from justice. just today, nike, that has sponsored pistorius since 2007 suspended the contract with him pending the outcome of all this and nike featured that ad much repeated now that features the words, i am the bullet in the chamber. >> let me ask you, how it is this lead detective apparently

is facing murder charges was on the job investigating murder cases let alone a high profile one if this case is still act e active? how did that happen? >> reporter: it's complicated. to make it short. in 2011 the shooting happened. he claimed he was in danger. there were other police involved. it involved a bus with civilians in it. those charges were dropped at the time after it was investigated. for some reason, there is some evidence being reinvestigated or the investigators are taking a better look at it and they say now there is reason for these charges to be reinstated. prosecutors who have him on this case obviously say they only heard about this yesterday and that was after they had him on the stand. strange timing exactly and now the top prosecuting body for the country of south africa is saying he should be removed from this case. there is no word yet whether he will be. >> according to one report these charges were actually reinstated

10 days before these incidents that happened at pistorius' house. very quickly, i want to ask you something about something that seems strange in the united states. how is there it is no camera in the courtroom to watch the proceedings yet there seems to be a photo-op, for lack of a better term, of pistorius, while he just stands there before court. >> reporter: it's really at the discretion of the judge. there's been so much media pressure to get some footage or photographs of pistorius, the judge has made this concession, okay, you can be in there and record while the court is out of session. the court is only in session while the judge is present, so there is windows of opportunity here and there. sometimes the judge makes a point to let pistorius leave the courtroom and the judge stays put, the judge signaling you can't take any photos right now. at other times it's just the op. i we have a lot of journalists saying this really doesn't make a lot of sense but that's the

rule we have to go by. >> you're covering the case for us this morning. i know we're hoping to get a result on the bail issue sometime soon. thank you. natalie is here with today's top stories including this powerful explosion in syria. >> in damascus where a car bomb rocked the city killing more than 30 people and leaving charred vehicles in its wake. it struck a security checkpoint near the russian embassy. police in los angeles are investigating how a canadian tourist ended up in the water tank of a downtown hotel. ellis sa lamb's body was discovered this week in one of the rooftop water tanks. she had been missing since late january. maintenance workers had been investigating the tank after guests complained of low water pleasure. this chilling surveillance video sh shows lamb on the day she disappeared pushing multiple buttons on the hotel elevator, then stepping out in the

hallway, nervously. very chilling and hard to watch. a 12-year-old patient is undergoing surgery after accidentally catching fire in her hospital bed this month. fire officials say a combination of hand sanitizer, olive oil and static electricity caused the child to ignite. a plane crash in georgia left five people dead after going off the end of its runway. two others dead involved in the crash and under investigation. a commuter bus, this dashcam video catches the moment the it crashes into a school bus that turned right into its lane. [ loud honking ] oh, my god! >> the impact sent the commuter bus careening onto the side walk. 19 people were injured in the collision. luckily, there were no students on board the school bus at that time.

and now let's head to wall street, cnbc's jackie deangelis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, jackie. >> good morning, natalie. it was a tough day on wall street. fears of the fed may end its efforts to revive the economy sooner than expected sending the dow to a 100 point loss, the nasdaq and s&p suffering the worst loss this year. the "boston globe" has owned the paper more than 20 years and in the past decade circulation decreased by half as readers flocking to the web for news now. >> thank you. first came the arms, then came the bangs. first lady michelle obama sticking by her doo in her new official white house portrait, this photo for her husband's second term is a bit more intimate than the first portrait. that one generated lots of buzz because she showed off her beautifully toned arms and still has those pearls around the neck. she looks beautiful as always.

>> thank you. did i hear you say nor'easter coming to town? >> yeah. i did. >> here's the deal, the european model. >> we know you love the european model. >> who doesn't? we love american models, too, but the european model has been getting it done for us. here's what we're looking at. as we start friday, makes its way up off the southeastern atlantic coast and then comes out sometime around the marv va. we are talking nine inches in boston and eight inches in portland new york, less than an inch of snow. we have to wait for it to form and get itself together. this is what we could be looking at. we are going to get to your local forecast. but first, this message.

good morning. it is a bitterly cold start to this thursday morning. right now temperatures are down into the low to mid 20s. most of the region. the winds are blowing around 15, 20 miles an hour. feels like it is just in the teens. we will have a blustery cold day with the sunshine. highs reaching near 40 degrees. and then tomorrow, cloudy, near 40 again. after sunset into friday evening, maybe a little snow and sleet. changing to rain and it will be here off and on satu that's your latest weather. david. >> al, thank you.

more food labeling has been found with horse meat. investigators reveal they were told of these concerns a year ago. keir simmons is in london with more. good morning. >> hey, david. good morning. this story is about a very simple question. do you know what you're putting on your plate or even your children's plate? today, we learned some schools have withdrawn it from their menu as hor meat widened. >> reporter: horse meat has been turning up in food across europe. lasagna, and being tested for dna. i would be very surprised if we don't find more instances of gross contamination. >> reporter: the scandal has many wondering what they're eating many turning to traditional butchers. this couple from new york now live in the uk.

they say people are shocked. >> they buy dinner and turns out it's horse. >> reporter: one fear horses in the food chain injected with a painkiller called bute unfit for human consumption. >> to find out afterwards it's an entirely different animal literally and you have no idea what that will do to your health, scary nor any to think about. >> reporter: scary still for complex traders and subsidiaries with just one beef product and going from france, luxembourg, france, and romania, and traveling back to the uk, hard to trace. traditional butchers say the cheap meat is to blame. >> if somebody wants to pay $2 for lasagna, at the end of the day, you get what you pay for. >> reporter: there's no suggestion yet horse meat labelled as beef has reached the u.s. but the struggle for everyone is to be sure the meat you're

buying is what the label says it i is. >> that butcher is the type that knows everyone's name and customers trust him a local store. the problem is that kind of service can cost you more and when you're trying to feed a family, every dollar counts. >> kiir simmons, thanks. a special moment in american history is making major waves along san diego's waterfront. alongside the giant kiss statute to explain, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. san diego a big military community. there are many people who think this is incredibly patriotic and others who just plain think it's an eyesore. people have actually resigned over this. a 25 foot 14,000 pound piece of art that is stirring up a plus-size controversy. it is one of history's most iconic images, the photograph

taken at the end of world war ii has become larger than life. not everyone likes how literally one artist took that. >> the ultimate in bad taste. >> reporter: stewart johnson's 25 foot statute called unconditional surrender is along the bayfront and for some, it's the epitome of romance. >> reporter: this couple renewed their vows ins the sculpture's massive shadow. >> we were photographed kissing in public in front of it. >> want to do it again? >> reporter: the statute is a giant cloud over san diego. >> it's completely out of scale to what made the photograph charming. >> reporter: it's not stewart's only controversial piece. the giant maryland in chicago and now in palm springs and it's come under fire in sarasota, florida. in san diego, the kiss was meant

to be temporary, when more than a million dollars was raised through public donations to construct a permanent version, three members of the port's art committee resigned in protest. and in a statement the sculpture foundation that sold the work said by its very nature public art is inviting dialogue. in this case, is there no question of that. >> i think it's fabulous. >> formally tacky. >> and like it or not, it is definitely attracting a lot of visitors and also a lot of attention. >> i can imagine. >> in san diego for us this morning. thanks. can we get a verdict? >> i like it. >> i like it. >> too big. >> it should be about 10 feet tall, bigger than the ship next to it. >> i like how it inspires couples to kiss each other. >> they're talking about it and people are coming to go see it. >> that's what art is. that's art. >> want to say that again? >> i just said it. inspiring people, people are talking about it, coming down to

see it. i think that esart and what art is supposed to do. >> in the eyes of the beholder. coming up -- >> if i can get a word in here, we will talk about the new proof women really do talk more than men. >> we needed a study for that? >> hidden cameras on plumbers? will they treat you fairly or charge you forrepa repairs you really don't need? this is "

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house and want to stress that that is not the cause of the fire but were, in fact, kerosene heatners this house. we are going to stay on top of this scene. a man and two little girls lost their life in this fire here in prince george's county. >> that's an awful story. let's check in with danella sealock with your first 4 traffic. >> checking on an accident. i-270 southbound at shady grove road. you can see two left lanes are blocked. you have to stick to the right to get by. delays are about five miles. you can see here in germantown, absolutely jammed as you con southbound. i-95 out of the occoquan, heavy delays. >> thank you. we will take a quick b

good morning. temperatures now in the 20s. feels like the teens with that blustery wind. we will have sunshine with gusty wind later today. highs near 40. then tomorrow, cloudy up near 40 again. then friday night, little snow

and sleet changing to rain. rainy saturday. sun back sunday with a high near 50. that's the way it looks. >> tom, thank you. another news update in 25 minutes.

check out conditions in wichita, kansas at this hour, a big part of the country dealing with snow and ice this morning. we'll have a lot more on that as al gives us his forecast in a few moments. check out where we will be this time tomorrow, not to rub it in. we're taking a friday field trip to south beach. it will be a sunny show. >> you're going, right? >> no. savannah let me know i would be at home tomorrow. >> i just said don't bring the speedo tomorrow. we really don't want to see it. tomorrow? >> it will be gorgeous in the low 80s. we will be down there on the beach hanging out. >> that was a brilliant idea.

miami. that's good thinking. >> our parents didn't raise fools. actually, we have great news to share. lo ride da will perform live on south beach for us. >> you really ought to come down. >> if you're in the area, you should come down and want everybody in miami to come down. we will be on the beach. >> i like how she says flo rida. >> flo rida. >> and women talk more than men. and whether that's true. >> you were talking about your wife before the program that you never could get a word in. >> no, that's not true. she knows you're trying to get me in trouble. >> he said she was a little bit of a gabber, chatty. >> science has an explanation. we will get into that because they apparently also like to talk. >> we have an interesting story, some people wondering if this is help from the heavens, we will meet a great michigan couple who

won a jackpot after they played their late friend's favorite slot machine. bitt bittersweet and we will catch up with them. we begin with a rossen report investigation. jeff and his team have looked into all kinds of contractors and this time, plumbers, will they be honest and competent. hey, jeff, we've been waiting for this. >> something asked about many time, honest or competent. when you call a plumber many times you trust them for help to find the problem and fix it at a fair price. we're at it again with our hidden cameras testing plumbers to see who gets it right and who lands in hot water. >> reporter: you stand behind your story she needs a new hot water heater. we just want a plumber to fix a small atlantleak. >> why do you want to charge her $1900? >> reporter: these experts want

to charge her for things that aren't even broken. we rented this house in suburban, new jersey. >> it should have been in your backpack. did you look in your backpack? >> reporter: home to liz, mother of four. down in this basement, she has a hot water heater in good shape. >> everything looks fine on this. >> reporter: we know because we had three experts all licensed master plumbers inspect it top to bottom. >> excellent condition. >> i'm confident that's in good working order. >> in excellent condition. >> reporter: one of the experts was pete boros, chairman of licensing board for plumbers. >> reporter: how many years in the business? >> over 30 years. >> reporter: he set up a simple problem with the heater, churning this screw just a hair to start a small leak from this valve, creating a puddle on the floor. the fix, easy. just tighten the screw, something he says any plumber should spot in a minute. >> reporter: if one of these companies says you need repairs? >> that would not be true.

>> reporter: we wired the house with hidden cameras covering every angle. >> i need someone to come out and look at my hot water heater. >> reporter: then had our mom called 10 water companies to diagnose the leak. as each company shows up, we're watching with our expert from a control room upstairs. >> there he is. >> reporter: things start off great. within a minute, this first plumber finds and fixes the problem, that easy churn of the screw. >> the drain valve was just slightly open just a hair. i just closed it. >> thank you. >> okay. >> okay. what do i owe you for that? >> that's okay. no problem. >> nothing? are you kidding? >> no problem. >> reporter: amazing. these next few plumbers also fixed the problem in just minutes. >> that's it? >> yeah. >> reporter: but our luck is about to go down the drain.

meet frank. >> liz. good to meet you, frank. >> reporter: he checks the tank. and watch, frank finds and fixes the leak, churning that screw. problem solved, but he tells our mom, there's still a drip. >> the water has to be drained and then you need a new valve put on. >> that will fix the leak? >> that will fix the leak. >> reporter: that's right, even though he fixed the leak, he still wants to put in a brand new valve. price, $359. >> what do you make of that? >> i think he's trying to take advantage of the homeowner financially. >> reporter: we have questions for frank. >> hi, jeff rossen from nbc news. you just told her she needs a new valve. why? >> it was leaking. >> reporter: you tightened it and it stopped leaking. >> it was still forming a drip. >> reporter: actually the dripping had stopped but he says he didn't want to hang around and make sure or have to come back. >> reporter: do you stand by this? >> for what i saw? yes. >> reporter: if you think he's pricey, this next plumber takes it to another level. >> the basement is right there. >> reporter: just seconds in, he sees major problems.

>> there is no fixing it, just replacing it. >> you're the expert, what do you think? >> you need a new unit, just from looking at it. >> reporter: a new unit. he says it's getting old, wet on the bottom and this corrosion means the side pipe is leaking. all wrong says our expert. this unit is in tiptop shape. why is this guy telling our mom she needs to pay for a new one? >> there's no fixing the leak except for replacing it. >> reporter: the cost, a whopping $1,675. >> hi. jeff rossen from nbc news. the leak was coming from this valve. did you check this? >> i didn't see nothing here. >> reporter: didn't see it. our expert says it was right in front of him. >> here is where i saw the leak. >> i'm feeling it. it's bone dry. >> when i first felt it there, i felt a little bit of wetness. >> reporter: do you feel it now? >> no. >> reporter: neither do i. he couldn't explain that and decided to leave. we reached out to the company owner but didn't hear back. but the biggest bill is yet to come.

meet joe. >> i'm just trying to see because i don't want you to have to spend no money you don't have to spend. >> reporter: that sounds nice. joe spends a lot of time looking, touching, staring at the heater. at first, he says this. >> i think it's coming from here. >> reporter: minutes later, he changes his tune. >> replace it, take this one out and put a new one in. >> you mean the whole thing? >> yeah. it has to be coming from that. >> the price? >> 1900 bucks. >> that's what i need to do for this leak? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: nearly $2,000 to replace a water heater our expert says could last another 10 to 15 years. >> reporter: why do you want to charge her $1900? >> i told her the bottom of the water heater is leaking. it was wet. >> reporter: our expert says it was a simple explanation. >> it was easy to fix, a turn of the screw. >> i told her that. >> reporter: no, you didn't. >> i told her that either way. >> reporter: i was watching hidden camera. >> i told her either way.

>> reporter: i was watching in a hidden camera. >> i'm gone. >> reporter: she said what do i need to do to fix this leak? you said a new hot water heater. our expert says it was working perfectl perfectly. >> all right. >> reporter: in the end most did what's rite and in the end almost half tried to charge money for work she didn't need. >> experts says before you pay for a hot water heater you should get estimates and ask friends for a recommendation before you find yourself in the middle of an emergency and quickly searching for a plumber. call your local consumer affairs office to make sure that plumber you hire is licensed. >> you think it can't be true this stuff goes on. >> i amazing. >> i'm happy you lived to tell about it. you're pushing it a little bit. let us get a check of the weather from al. >> thanks so much, savannah. this storm system is massive.

let's go to tulsa, oklahoma, show you what's going on there. they've been getting a lot of snow. in tulsa, there we have it. you can see the road is icy, causing a lot of accidents and this is getting wound up. we will be seeing more of this activity making its way into the mid-plains and midwest and eventually into severe weather. all right. here is what we are looking at right now as far as temperatures are concerned. this is why we are getting all this snow. look at these temperatures. all the way down into oklahoma. temperatures anywhere from 10 to 30 degrees below normal. you get all that moisture coming in with the storm system. jet stream on top. that's why we are seeing vigorous activity. lot of thunder-snow being reported. look at the temperatures today. went stretching from the plains all the way up into the northeast of new england. you have to go to southern texas and southern florida to find temperatures in the 80s. here's what's going on around the country. here is what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> it is bitterly cold this morning. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist

tom kierein. right now around the region we are into the low to mid 20s. and holding steady here below freezing for another couple of hours at least. that wind is gusting to 20 miles an hour. it feels like the teens. wind will be blustery through the day with sunshine, highs reaching near 40 degrees. tomorrow up near 40 again. clouds around, lighter wind. friday might may get a mix of snow and sleet. then changing to some chilly rain on saturday. sun back sunday. don't forget any time you need that weather, especially with this big storm check out the weather channel on cable, weather channel.com. if i were you, i'd stay away from london. david. >> thanks very much. coming up next, the proof this morning women talk more than men. really? i'm not sure it's true in my house. a lot more. right after this. >> i'm just politely listening. >> yeah. exactly. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib:

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>> i don't know this applies to david. you guys were giving him quite the beating during the break. he talks a lot, right? >> he does. he's a chatty kathy. >> research shows women talk almost three times as much as men. >> what? >> i like to think we're better communicators, there may be a biological reason as well. >> women like to talk a lot. >> yes, i know. >> reporter: we've come a long way but women just can't seem to escape the old stigma. >> wow, she just never shuts up, does she? >> reporter: we talk too much. is it true? do we talk too much? >> yes, we do. we talk. women want to be heard. men don't listen so we have to keep repeating ourselves over and over to make sure we're heard. >> reporter: you like to do all the work and listen. and just say yes now and then? >> yes? and uh-huh. >> reporter: the average woman speaks up to 20,000 words a day,

that's 13,000 more than the average man. new research says there may be a reason women are better communicators, a biological explanation for all those chatty kathies out there. scientists from the university of maryland school of medicine discovered there are higher levels of a language protein called fox p 2 in female brains. we discovered this protein, fox p2 is involved in vocalizations. >> reporter: they studied a small group of young children and found 30% more of the protein in the brains of the girls. >> we can't say this is the end all be all reasoning, but it is one of the first avenues with which we can start to explore why women tend to be more verbal than men. >> reporter: what's your breaking point? >> breaking point where you just want to say shut-up. that's my breaking point. >> okay. >> women generally speak more

quickly and devote more brainpower to language. >> i take away that women have a gift for communication and expression. >> absolutely. as i said, more highly evolved. we'll talk more about that. >> i have to admit i bump that story yo type. i was talking in college and a young woman was listening to me and she goes like this and i said, what is it? she said, you are talking a hole in my head. there's more to the story. >> see, there he goes. >> you were saying your wife is a big chatter. she talks all the time. >> i did not say that. >> can she really get a word in? >> let's ask her because beth wilkinson is on the phone right now. >> oh, no. good morning to you. >> hi, honey, how are you? >> sweetheart, how are you? >> nice of you, savannah to let me actually officially get a word in edge-wise. i appreciate you. >> is he like this at home, beth? >> so i can actually speak to my husband and have him listen to me. >> the floor is yours.

>> that story about the hole in the head is true, i think i have an indentation myself. >> so he's really the chatterer in the family? >> he is quite chatty. whereas with me at dinners, mornings, noon, night, he's pretty chatty. >> we've noticed. >> beth often tells me that, you know, stop talking about yourse yourself. be a better listener. when we first met she would be reading the paper, don't you want to talk? >> ah. >> when talking, does he talk a lot about his man bags? >> that's a very unfortunate topic, al and i wish you hadn't brought that up. >> wise that unfortunate? >> she's a woman of 2350u worfe herself. beth wilkinson, thank you so much for getting on the phone. just say yes all the way, you're always right. >> thanks so much and thanks for keeping our house quiet this

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7:56 is your time. good morning. i'm eun yang. if you are just waking up we are on the scene of two fires. glenarden, three people including two children died in this home. fire fighters will be going door-to-door in the neighborhood checking smoke detectors. rockville a former youth facility caught fire overnight. it is vacant but police say last night an officer checking the property found an open door. stay with us all morning long for updates on both these fires. a quick break now and your weather and traffic are up next.

good morning. it is down into the 20s around the region. wind chills in the teens. layer up. it is going to be bitterly cold for the next couple of hours. then near 40 this afternoon. winds blustery throughout the day with sunshine. cloudy tomorrow. might get snow, sleet on friday night. rain, saturday. danella, how is traffic? >> live look i-95 in virginia at lorton road northbound. travel speed, 18 minutes. that's the drive from occoquan river bridge to the beltway. i-270, southbound delays from germantown to gaithersburg. that's about a six-mile backup. >> thank you. another news update for new 25 minutes. for now, back to th